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INDEX TO VOLUME VII 
Cattle —Pedigrees of, . 177 
— — 3 rd Duke of Cambridge 241, 249 
— — Belleville,. 347 
— Mr. Sheaf’s, Sale of,.... 276, 346 
— Imported by Col. Sherwood, .. 281 
Feeding in winter,. 105, 106 
Fat,.. 123, 154, 184, 185, 381 
For Nova Scotia,. 282 
For New Brunswick,. 404 
Galloway, .. 146 
Hungarian, Importation of,... .314, 338 
Heifers, time for calving,. 178 
Jersey, Prices of, . 314 
Livingston County,. 155 
Maryland,. 378 
Suffolk,. 112 
New Hampshire Steers, heavy,... 381 
Sale of Mr. Slickney’s,. 405 
Time to turn to grass,. 181 
Vermont, . 371 
Vermin on, to destroy,. 106 
Winter care of,. 62, 387 
Cauliflower, large,.... 405 
Cellars, Fruit in,. 366 
— To make Water-tight,.. 62,120, 149 
Cement, Water,. 313 
Characteristics of the Season of 1850,.. 400 
Cheese Dairies—see Dairies. 
— American, in England,.398 
— Dunlop, how made,. 105 
— Large versus Small,.... 105 
— Manufacture of, in Ohio,. 315 
— Press, Kendall’s,. 272 
— Trade,... 245 
Chemical Investigations,.... 296, 323 
Chemistry, Agricultural,. 132 
— Relations of to Agriculture,. .... 75 
CHERRIES—Belle Magmfique,. 302 
Best for Wisconsin,. Ill 
Kirtland’s new,. 391 
Notes on New,. 270 
Select Lists of,.. 45, 366 
Cherry Trees, Mulching,. 110 
— — Peeling bark off,. 271 
— — Shortening in,. 140 
— — Split by Frost,. 46 
— — Very Productive,. 46 
Cherry Bird,. 302 
Chess, will grow,.280 
— Controversy about, 103, 184, 185, 217 
275, 282 
Chiccory, Culture of,. 243 
Churns, Atmospheric,. 60 
Churning, Temperature for,. 379 
Cider Mill and Press, Portable,.299 
Cincinnati Hort. Society,. 394 
Climbing Plants, Supports for,. 43, 171 
Clinton County Ag. Society,. 185 
Clod-Crusher,. 218 
Clover Seed, how to sow, . 119 
— — how to gather,. 52, 246 
— to plow in,. 246 
Coal Tar, how applied,. 121 
College, Agricultural, Bill for,. 154 
— — Report of Committee on,.... 114 
Compost,—see Manures. 
Connecticut, Improvement in,. 180 
Cooking Food for Animals,. 321 
Coupling for Pipes and Hose, .... 299, 379 
Crops of 1849,. 81 
— of 1850,. 400 
— in Bennington County, (Vt.).... 115 
— in New Hampshire,. 372 
— in Ohio,. 258, 308 
— in Seneca County,. 308 
— Rotation of,. 86 , 119, 135, 246 
CULTIVATOR, The—Value of,. 92 
Close of the Volume,. 385 
Premiums for,. 160, 385 
To Readers of, .. 60 
To Agents and Correspondents of, 404 
Postage of,... 90 
Award of Premiums for,. 154 
Cultivator, Steel-tooth,... 183 
— Sieel Teeth for,. 404 
Curculio, Early Notices of,.. 269 
— Destroyed by jarring,.. 47, 110, 395 
— Lime for,..,.. 333 
— Remedies for,... 46, 333 
Currants, New Varieties of,. 367 
'— Select Lists of,. 45 , 366 
D. 
Dairy, Cows for,. 106 
— Cheese, in Washington County, 106 
— Profitable, . 170 
— Profits of,.85, 104 
Dairy Steamer, . 169 
Dairying in St. Lawrence County,.... 245 
— in Sullivan County,. 373 
— in Ohio,. 315 
Death of C. Hilliard,. 6 L 
Delaware, Agriculture of,... 388 
Dictamnus fraxinella,. 87 
Dogs, Tax on, in Ouio,. 249 
DOMESTIC ECONOMY—Bread. Pre¬ 
mium for,. 182, 380 
Dunlop Cheese, how made,.105 
Egg Plant, to cook,. 303 
Jellies, to make,. 247 
Pickles, to make,. 303 
Preserves, to make,.247 
Sausages, to make and preserve, 105 
Tomato Catsup,.303 
— Figs, . 303 
— Preserves,. 303 
Door Y r ards, to improve,. 364 
Draining, cheap mode of,. 163, 164 
— Effects of,. 376 
— Durability of,. 120 
— Stone and Wood for,.218 
— Swamp Lands,. 257 
— Tiles for,..34 P 
— with Tiles,. h 
Drills for Wheat,. 79, 37 
— Seymour’s Grain,.273 
E. 
Economy of Agriculture, . 82 
— of Farming,. 149 
Equinoctial Storms,. 239 
Egg, large,. 406 
Essex County (Mass) Ag. Society, .... 60 
Evergreen Screens,. 236 
— to Transplant,.395 
F. 
False Economy,. 155 
Farmers, Good and Bad,. 57 
— Intellectual Improvement of,.... 35 
— Knowledge necessary to,. 65 
— Life favorable to the pursuit of 
knowledge,. 262 
— Sound advice to,. 248 
— Studies for,. 100 
— to young,. 403 
Farming Economy,. 149 
— in Indiana, [. 369 
— in Ohio,... 303, 358 
— Notes on American,. 344 
— on a Large Scale,... 185 
— versus Manufacturing,. 56, 182 
FARMS—Notices of: 
Col. Briggs’, Wayne Co.,.364 
E. H. Derby’s, Mass'.,. 40 
Geo. E. Adams’, Mass.,. 40 
Harvey Dodge’s, Mass.,. 40 
Improvements on suggested,. 257 
J. Bennett’s, Wayne Co., . 373 
J. W. Lincoln’s, Mass.,. 41 
Jos. Watson’s, Wayne Co.,. 364 
Mr. Streeter’s, Wayne Co.,. 364 
N. Dodge’s, Mass .. 41 
T. G. Yeoman’s,. 390 
Premium, .. 78 
S. B. Halliday’s, R. I.,. 245 
Viewing, Advantages of,. 312 
Wm. Sutton’s, Mass.,. 40 
Worn out, to restore,. 161 
Fences, Live, remarks on,. 67 
— Hedge, .... 40, 47. 6 S, 235, 278, 366 
— Timber for,. 152 
— Wire, Construction of, S4, 144, 145, 
278, 359, 380 
— — Durability of doubted,. 47 
— — Strength of,.. 244 
Fish, Reviving after Freezing,. 347 
Fire-blight, remarks on,. 87 
Flanders, Agriculture of,. 73 
Flax, Culture of, in Ohio,. 129, 308 
— grown with Barley,. 149 
— Rust, history of,. 130 
Flowers, Autumnal,. 44 
Food of Plants,. 90, 309 
Forest Trees, Propagating,. .. 379 
Forests, Second Growth of,. 175 
France, Agriculture of, . 73 
— Gardens in,. 207 
Franklin Institute Fair,. 378 
Fruit Gardens and Nurseries near Bos¬ 
ton,. 236 
— Thinning,. 394 
Fruits, at Plattsburg,. Ill 
— Culture, Profits of,. 173,207,237 
— from Clinton County,.. 405 
— for Central Illinois,. 239 
— French names of, . 268 
— to keep in Cellars,.366 
Fruits —Improvement in,. ... ill 
— New names to old,. .. 143 
— Oven for Drying, .. 542 
— Selecting for Continued Supplies, 331 
— Shipment of,. 174 
Fruit Trees, Charcoal and Lime for,... 79 
— — Labels for,. 268 
— — Luck with,.. 333 
— — Manures for,. 111,143, 173 
— — Successful Treatment of, 172, 393 
— — Summer management of 
young,. 170 
— — to keep mice from,. 366 
— — Unfavorable Localities for,.. 271 
G* 
Gardens and Nurseries near Boston,... 236 
— in France,. 207 
— Irrigation of,. 301 
— Market, and Railroads,. 332 
Geology, Relations of to Agriculture,.. 74 
— Knowledge of Impoitanl to the 
Farmer,. 402 
Georgia Stale Fair,. 280 
Germany, Agriculture of,. 71 
Glass Water Pipes, .. 124 
Glue, not dissolved by Alcohol,. 60 
Gooseberries, Houghton’s,... 86 
— Select Lists of,. 45, 366 
Grafting Grape Vines,. 123 , 366 
— Improvement by,. m 
— Old Apple Trees,. 394 
— Influence of,. 206 
— Root, . 108, 140, 143 
— Wax for,.. 140 
Grain, Harvesting,. 246 
— Binder’s Wheel Rake,. 273 
Graperies at Salem,. 235 
Grapes, Culture of, in Ohio,. 359 
— Diana,.... 108, 143, 155 
— Early Second Crop of,. 333 
— Fox,. . 86 
— from Cuttings,. 143 
— Grafting,. 123, 366 
— Hardy, in Maine,. 143 
— Pruning in Summer,. 395 
— Seedling,.. 395 
— Select Lists of,. 45 
— to Preserve in Winter,. 3of 
— Vines, Soap-suds for,. 206 
Grass, best for Michigan,. 247 
— Canary,. 79 
— Seeding Land to,.. -79 
— Seeding with Buckwheat,. 153 
Grasshoppers and Locusts,. 343 
Great Britain, Agricultural Improve¬ 
ments in,... 73 
Guanoj Effects of,. 120 
— Time to apply, &c.,. 79 
Gypsum, should be kept from air,. 79 
IT. 
Hamilton College, Notice of,. 54 
Hams, Premium for,. 388 
— American in England,. 395 
Harnesses, Splendid, ...380 
Harrow, Geddes’ Folding,. 243 
Harvesting Machines,. 121, 879 
Hay, Advantages of Cutting,. 175 
— Caps, to make,. 315 
— — utility of,. 380 
— Easy way to unload,. 276 
— Great Product of,.2S3 
— Harvesting and Curing,. 225 
— Oat, value of,. 260 
Heat, Loss of,. 175 
Hedges, Buckthorn,. 40, 47, 68 , 235 
— How to plant,. 68 
— Osage Orange,. 47, 68 , 366 
— Red Cedar,. 278 
Holland, Agriculture of,. 72 
Honey. Fine Sample of,. 346 
HORSES—At State Fair,. 337 
Arabian, imported,. 346 
Blind Teeth in,. 90, 138 
Breeding, . 58 
Death of Gifford Morgan,. 405 
Inflammation of,. 211 
Lady Gifford,. 176 
Leap of, . 347 
Morgan,. 176, 1S4, 279, 371 
Ringbone, to cure,. 106,168,212 
Sales of Morgan, . -. 155 
Stumbling,. 370 
Vermont,. 371 
Horse-powers, Wheeler’s,. 95, 122 
— — Emery’s. 95, 272, 286, 312 
I. 
Ice Houses, to build,. 79, 397 
— — Above ground,... 379 
Ice, Cheap,. 282 
